Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation hereinafter referred as ‘GIFT’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ is committed to respect your privacy and choices. The statement highlights our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we collect and store about you through this website, www.gift.res.in (the “Site”) and also for that Personal Information that you provide us while participating in our events, webinars, workshops, campaigns & meetings.

(i) Personal Information that we process

For the purposes of this privacy statement, 'Personal Information' is any data which relates to an individual who may be identified from that data or from a combination of a set of data and other information which is in possession of GIFT.

We collect the following categories of Personal Information:

The Types of Personal Data We Collect From our students, trainees, job applicants, consultants and other stake holders are: -

• Contact information (e.g., name, postal, or e-mail address, fax number and phone numbers);
• Date of birth;
• Login Information includes. Username, Connect ID and Password; and
• Payment information (e.g., bank account or credit card numbers without CVV);

• Information that you provide via our website, including information you provide when you register on our website e.g. name, email address, designation, company, country, name of your university, your field of academic study/concentration, expected year and month of your graduation, and telephone number;

(ii) Use of your Personal Information

We use your Personal Information for the following purposes: -

• to identify you once you register through our website;
• to contact you and respond to your questions or requests; and
• to process your application for our various courses and training and such other  programmes, more details about which are available on corresponding portals of this website.
• to process job application and more details about which are available on corresponding portals of this website.
• Government authorities or other third parties, if required by law or reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property and safety of others or ourselves.

(iii) Consequences of not providing Personal Information

If you choose not to provide your Personal Information that is mandatory to process your request, we may not be able to provide the corresponding service.

(iv) Data recipients, transfer, and disclosure of Personal Information:

We share your Personal Information within the GIFT for the purposes on which the data is collected and GIFT will not sell your Personal Information to third parties.

(v) Data security

GIFT adopts reasonable and appropriate security practices and procedures including administrative, physical security, and technical controls in order to safeguard your Personal Information.

(vi) Data retention

Personal Information will not be retained for a period more than necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy statement, unless a longer retention period is required by law or for directly related legitimate business purposes.

(vii) Linked websites

GIFT provides links to third-party websites and services. However, GIFT is not responsible for the privacy statements, practices, or the contents of such third-party websites.

(viii) Updates to this privacy statement

GIFT may change the data privacy practices and update this privacy statement as and when the need arises, and the same will be made available on the website. But our commitment to protect the privacy of website users will continue to remain.